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Around Tinsel Town
After a high-profile media trial, Johnny Depp won the libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, who said she was heartbroken by the verdict.
Well-known Indian singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died in Kolkata on Tuesday night. The iconic singer had a voice that regaled swooning hearts and jilted lovers alike.
Ruben Ostlund’s social satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Fest, while exiled Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi won best actress. Meanwhile, in a subcontinental first, Pakistani film ‘Joyland’ was awarded the sidebar Jury Prize.
Finally, Shaunak Sen’s documentary ‘All That Breathes’ won the L’OEil d’Or award at Cannes
Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead last week at Jahawarke village in the Mansa district of Punjab.
Bollywood
Shah Rukh Khan, Atlee’s film titled ‘Jawan’
Filmmaker Gitanjali Rao to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival
‘Brahmastra’ makers reveal first look of major characters
‘Reena Ki Kahani’ and a host of other films will be screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2022
The makers of Swatantra Veer Savarkar released the first look on the birth anniversary of the Hindutva icon
‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ movie trailer: Aamir Khan channels Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’ remake
Hollywood
Bradley Cooper is unrecognisable as Leonard Bernstein in upcoming biopic ‘Maestro’
Rachel Zegler to star in ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel
Uma Thurman to play US President in rom-com ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ to release in India in August
Amanda Peet boards ‘Fatal Attraction’ series at Paramount+
‘Stranger Things 4’ Volume 1 breaks Netflix’s viewership record with premiere
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ gives Tom Cruise his first $100 million opening
Regional cinema
Vivek Athreya: ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ is Nani-Nazriya’s romance and a social commentary
Rana, Sai Pallavi’s ‘Virata Parvam’ theatrical release preponed
Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan to feature in ‘Adrishya Jalakangal’
How legendary Kannada actor Rajkumar also excelled as a singer
Nagabhushan on Kannada film ‘Honeymoon’: ‘A comedy for the family’
New in streaming
New on Amazon Prime: The digital premiere of KGF: Chapter2, the third season of The Boys, coming-of-age drama We Are Who We Are, and more
New on Netflix: The sixth season of Peaky Blinders, a new special from Pete Davidson, Jennifer Lopez’s Halftime, etc.
Essential reading
1) Lokesh Kanagaraj on ‘Vikram’: Kamal Haasan has been running a one-man relay
>> The filmmaker on directing his idol in ‘Vikram’ and the challenges he encountered during the making of the film
2) At Cannes, directors Adil and Bilall tell a personal tale with war drama ‘Rebel’
>> All about the Moroccan-Belgian duo, who has also helmed upcoming film ‘Batgirl’ and miniseries ‘Ms. Marvel’
3) Revathy on ‘Bhoothakaalam’: Call it your inner demons
>> The actor-filmmaker, who bagged her first Kerala State Film Award, talks about the supernatural film
4) The best of KK: From ‘Aankhon Mein Teri’ to ‘Tuhi Meri Shab Hai’
>> Looking back at some of the finest songs sung by the feted singer
>> For many, KK’s songs defined the Tamil film music era in 2000s
5) How to run a hotel at Cannes, and host celebrities?
>> All about the iconic Hotel Martinez, which played host to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and more
6) Coming of age in Hawkins: Meet the cast of ‘Stranger Things’
>> The actor talk about growing up and fighting monsters in the latest season of their hit Netflix show
What to watch
1) The new Vikram disappoints the fans of the 1986 original and could have been a standalone film
2) In Love, Death + Robots Season 3, there’s a little bit of something for everyone
3) Adivi Sesh’s Major is an emotional tribute that works
4) Jayasurya’s evenly paced thriller John Luther falters only in the last act
5) In Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ewan McGregor kickstarts a redemption
6) Kuttavum Shikshayum is an accurate portrayal of a police probe, minus the thrills
7) In Samrat Prithviraj, a disappointing Akshay Kumar stars in dreary period piece
8) Telugu comedy F3 is silly, but has its fun moments
